How do recycling stats stack up for packaging materials?: Page 6 of 7

Nature’s way of recycling food and other agricultural waste, composting has seen steady growth of about 10% in the number of U.S. households with curbside collection of food scraps. In 2014, BioCycle, the official magazine of the U.S. Composting Council (USCC), identified 198 communities across 19 states, or 2.74 million households, with curbside service.